Rare kit alert

 

For my column in the Hornby Collectors Club magazine, I am alway on the lookout for vintage kits. In the past I've appealed for Hornby Church R599, and finaly, eBay yeilded one at not too stupid a price. For a kit that used to be everywhere, until I was looking for one, that was anoying. In it's place, I built the Airfix church, so this has to sit on the back burner for a few months. 

The NEC delivered a very reasonably price R190 Country Cottage. Made in West Germany, by Pola I think, it's a basic model, but pretty much complete apart from some easy to replace chimney pots. 

The instructions are amazing though. 

That's an exploded sketch, drawn by a child it appears. This isn't a hard kit to build, which is handy 'cos you'd be struggling if you relied on this.

Next on the hitlist - R278 The Bell Inn Country Pub Kit. Another Pola based model, complete with stickers to add the stonework to the walls.